Police Briefs: Truck, power tools, equipment stolen during burglary

WEST NANTMEAL  A Ford F250 pickup truck and about $3,000 worth of power tools and equipment were stolen during a burglary last week, according to state police.

Police said that sometime between 4 p.m. on July 1 and 8 a.m. on July 2 someone entered an unlocked barn in the 400 block of North Manor Road. During the burglary the truck and the tools were stolen.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact state police at 610-486-6280.

The following information was compiled from state and local police reports:

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EAST CALN

Paul Harrison Kates, 49, of Chester Springs, was arrested for retail theft after he allegedly attempted to steal $489.29 worth of unpaid merchandise around 4:30 p.m. on June 29 at the Wegmans Food Markets in the 1000 block of East Lancaster Avenue, according to the Downingtown Police Department.

EAST NANTMEAL

Several items were stolen during a residential burglary around 8:50 a.m. on April 18 in the 1800 block of Fairview Road, according to state police.

HONEY BROOK

Matthew Michael Carey, 24, was arrested for simple assault following an altercation around 4:45 p.m. on June 24 in the 100 block of Erica Circle, according to state police.

WEST BRADFORD

Garth Axel Lewis, 21, of West Chester, was arrested for simple assault after one person was injured during a dispute at a home around 4:30 p.m. on May 11 in the 1600 block of Shadyside Road, according to state police.

The following people were recently arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence:

 Michael Ryan Ruggirello, 27, of West Chester, was arrested during a sobriety checkpoint around 11:55 p.m. on June 28 at Eighth Avenue and East Lincoln Highway in Coatesville, according to state police.

 Nicholas Thomas Benson, 22, of West Chester, was arrested following a traffic stop around 4 a.m. on June 22 on Pottstown Pike south of Greenhill Road in West Goshen, according to state police.

 Brandon Dylan Poelakker, 22, of Coatesville, was arrested following a crash around 3:40 a.m. on May 15 in the 4000 block of Horseshoe Pike in Honey Brook, according to state police.